Mion Mukaichi
Mion Mukaichi | |
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向井地 美音 | |
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Born | 29 January 1998 |
Nationality | Japan |
Other names | Mīon |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2002 | – present
Agent | Mama&Son |
Notable work | Unfair, Unfair: The Movie |
Musical career | |
Genres | J-pop |
Instruments |
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Years active | 2013 | – present
Labels | AKS, King Record |
Mion Mukaichi (向井地 美音, Mukaichi Mion, born 29 January 1998) is a member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48.[1][2] She is a member of AKB48's Team K.
Biography
Mukaichi was born in Saitama Prefecture. She played tennis from 1st grade in elementary school right up to 3rd grade in junior high school.[3]
Career
Before joining the group, Mukaichi was a child actress, represented by the talent agency Central G.[4] She quit in 5th grade to concentrate on her studies,[5] and after entering junior high school, she was represented by talent agency Ii Concept.[6] She has appeared in a number of television dramas, such as Unfair, and movies, such as Unfair: The Movie.
In January 2013, Mukaichi took part and passed the AKB48's 15th generation auditions, joining the group as a trainee member.[7]
In February 2014, during the group's Daisokaku Matsuri, Mukaichi was promoted to Team 4.[8] In April 2014, Mukaichi was selected as the center (lead performer) for the song "Heavy Rotation", after being nominated by Yuko Oshima, who was graduating.[9] She also starred in Sailor Zombie as a guest role in episode 2.[10]
Mukaichi was selected to sing the group's 38th single title track "Kibouteki Refrain".[11] This was her first time as one of the selected members.
Mukaichi starred in the movie Unfair: The End, the final part of the series "Unfair", which was released in September 2015. The producer, who did not know Mukaichi joined AKB48, said Mukaichi's role was a very important one and that even if Mukaichi has quit the entertainment industry, he would want her to return for this role.[12]
She received the center position on the group's 44th single "Tsubasa wa Iranai" which was released on June 1, 2016.[13] In AKB48's general elections in the same year, She placed 13th with 47,094 votes and entered the Senbatsu in AKB48 45th single.[14]
Discography
AKB48 singles
Year | No. | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | 33 | "Heart Electric" | B-side | Sang 'Kimi no Hitomi wa Planetarium' together with the trainee members. |
2014 | 35 | "Mae Shika Mukanee" | B-side | Sang 'Himitsu no Diary' as part of one-shot unit 'Baby Elephants'. |
36 | "Labrador Retriever" | B-side | Sang 'Heart no Dasshutsu Game' as part of Team 4. | |
38 | "Kibouteki Refrain" | A-side | Mukaichi's first A-side. Also sang 'Me wo Akete Mama no First Kiss' as part of Team 4. | |
2015 | 39 | "Green Flash" | B-side | Sang "Haru no Hikari Chikadzuita Natsu" and "Yankee Rock". |
40 | Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai | A-side | Also sang "Kafka to Dendenmu Chu!" | |
41 | Halloween Night | B-side | Sang "Mizu no Naka no Dendouritsu", "Ippome Ondo", and "Yankee Machine Gun". | |
42 | Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby | B-side | Sang "Kimi wo Kimi wo Kimi wo...", "Madonna no Sentaku", "Senaka Kotoba", and "Oneesan no Hitorigoto" | |
2016 | 43 | "Kimi wa Melody" | A-side | Marked as the 10th Anniversary Single. Also sang "LALALA Message". |
44 | "Tsubasa wa Iranai" | A-side, Center | First solo center. Also sang "Aishū no Trumpeter". | |
45 | "Love Trip / Shiawase wo Wakenasai" | A-side | Also sang "Black Flower". | |
46 | "High Tension" | A-side | ||
2017 | 47 | "Shoot Sign" | A-side | Also sang on "Accident Chū" as AKB48 U-19 and "Dare no Koto wo Ichiban Aishiteru?" as Sakamichi AKB. |
48 | "Negaigoto no Mochigusare" | A-side | ||
49 | "#SukiNanda" | B-side | Sang "Darashinai Aishikata" and "Give Up wa Shinai" | |
50 | "11gatsu no Anklet" | A-side | ||
2018 | 51 | "Jabaja" | A-side | |
52 | "Teacher Teacher" | A-side |
Appearances
Stage units
- AKB48 Kenkyusei Stage "Pajama Drive" (パジャマドライブ)
- "Tenshi no Shippo" (天使のしっぽ)
- Team 4 3rd Stage "Idol no Yoake" (アイドルの夜明け)
- "Zannen Shōjo" (残念少女)
TV variety
- SMAP X SMAP (2005)
- AKBingo! (2013– )
- AKB48 no Anta Dare? (AKB48のあんた、誰?) (2013- )
- Ariyoshi AKB Kyowakoku (有吉AKB共和国) (2014-2016)
- AKB Nemousu TV (AKBネ申テレビ) (2014– )
- AKB de Arubaito (AKBでアルバイト) (2014)
- AKB Shirabe (※AKB調べ) (2014-2015)
TV dramas
- Toshiie and Matsu (利家とまつ) (2002)
- Wedding Planner (ウエディングプランナー) (2002), Yumi's Daughter
- Unfair (2006), Sato Mio[15]
- Iryu (医龍) (2006), Fujiyoshi Juri
- Papa no Namida de Ko wa Sodatsu (パパの涙で子は育つ) (2007), Kawamura Kaya
- Flight Panic (フライトパニック) (2007)
- Hataraki Man (働きマン) (2007)
- Sailor Zombie (セーラーゾンビ) (2014), Giant zombie (Ep 2)[16]
- Majisuka Gakuen 4 (マジすか学園4) (2015), Jisedai (Team Hinabe)[17]
- Majisuka Gakuen 5 (マジすか学園5) (2015), Jisedai (Team Hinabe)[18]
- AKB Horror Night: Adrenaline's Night (AKBホラーナイト アドレナリンの夜) Ep.21 - Big Sister (2015), Ikuko
- Gekijōrei Kara no Shōtaijō (劇場霊からの招待状) Episode 8 (2015) as Mayu Izumi[19]
- AKB Love Night: Love Factory (AKBラブナイト 恋工場) Ep.37 - Dangerous Two-seaters (2016), Mirai
- Crow's Blood (クロウズ ブラッド) (2016), Nami Katayama
- Cabasuka Gakuen (キャバすか学園) (2016), Jisedai (Fugu)
- Tofu Pro-Wrestling (豆腐プロレス) (2017), Mion Mukaichi/Strawberry Mukaichi, Blackberry Mukaichi
- Majimuri Gakuen (マジムリ学園) (2018), Bara/Ikumi Kuwabara
Movies
- Bayside Shakedown 2 (2003), Rikako[20]
- Unfair: The Movie (2007), Sato Mio[21]
- Gegege no Kitaro: Kitaro and the Millennium Curse (ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 千年呪い歌) (2008), Haruka[22]
- Twilight Syndrome - Dead Go Round (トワイライトシンドローム デッドクルーズ) (2008)[citation needed]
- Unfair: The End (2015), Sato Mio[23]
Educational
- NHK Koko Koza (NHK高校講座) (2014- )
Magazines
- Love Berry, Tokuma Shoten 2001-2012 and 2015-, as an exclusive model since December 2015[7]
External links
References
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- ^ "Talent profile" (in Japanese). Central G. Archived from the original on 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
- ^ "(AKB的人生論)向井地美音 まずは殻を破らなきゃ" (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. 2014-08-15. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
- ^ "向井地美音" [Mion Mukaichi] (in Japanese). Japan Music Entertainment. 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
- ^ a b 11年目のAKB48、新センター抜擢の向井地美音とは?「アンフェア」子役に大島優子が"後継者"指名…"逸材"がグループの顔に (in Japanese). modelpress. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
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- ^ "元子役・現AKBの向井地美音、『アンフェア』新作で美央役を続投". Cinema Today (in Japanese). 27 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ "This year's 'AKB48 General Elections' to be held in Niigata + Mukaichi Mion announced center for 44th single". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ^ "「AKB48 45thシングル 選抜総選挙」開票結果" (in Japanese). AKB48 Official Blog. 2016-06-18. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
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